used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
eagerly desirous
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
ARNE
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From this reading ARNE."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading With all the energy he could command he threw himself into the business on hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
CarsonnounUS /ˈkɑːrsən/
United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading With all the energy he could command he threw himself into the business on hand.
commenceverbUS /kəˈmens/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With all the energy he could command he threw himself into the business on hand.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading With all the energy he could command he threw himself into the business on hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With all the energy he could command he threw himself into the business on hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading With all the energy he could command he threw himself into the business on hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With all the energy he could command he threw himself into the business on hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
MallownounUS /ˈmæloʊ/
any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
used to form the superlative
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "MYSTERIOUS MRS.
mysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
of an obscure nature
From this reading "MYSTERIOUS MRS.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With all the energy he could command he threw himself into the business on hand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
solutionnounUS /səˈluːʃən/
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
confined on all sides
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But now that Mrs. Carson had called upon him to aid her to the solution of the many mysteries by which she seemed to be surrounded, he was obliged to put all thought of it from him.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading With all the energy he could command he threw himself into the business on hand.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all the energy he could command he threw himself into the business on hand.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading For a long time past Mallow had been turning over in his mind the scheme of a new novel upon which he was most anxious to commence work.
